How Art Made The World 说服的艺术 -08
Well, that's better, 200 feet above the desert, face to face with the tomb of Darius. There's a lengthy 1 inscription 2 describing his benevolent 3 rule, but it's the depiction 4 of Darius himself that's so intriguing 5.
There's one thing that you can see from up here, which you just couldn't spot from down below. It's that Darius is carrying a bow. The bowman would have been an image familiar to all Persians. They'd have known precisely 6 what it meant, which is why Darius chose it as the symbol of his kingship. To the Persians, the archer 7 was symbolic 8 not just of military prowess but of wisdom, leadership. The good archer had a sense of balance and control, qualities that were central to the concept of kingship developed by Darius. Darius, the archer, there you have it, the first ever political logo. And having invented the political logo, Darius went one better. He discovered a new way to communicate it to his subjects. Leaders throughout history would profit from his genius.
Darius had unified 9 a disparate empire, one of the world's great civilizations. For 150 years after his death, his successors continued to use his logo and to build on his achievements. But it was destined 10, not to last, because someone on the western fringes of the empire had his sights on Persepolis. He was Alexander the Great. Alexander was a brilliant military strategist. In just a few short years, he defeated the Persian armies and captured the city. But that was just the start of his ambitions. Alexander wanted much more than simply to conquer. He needed a way of uniting the Persian Empire behind him.
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- The inscription has worn away and can no longer be read.铭文已磨损，无法辨认了。
- He chiselled an inscription on the marble.他在大理石上刻碑文。
- His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
- He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。
- Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place. 这双重旋律互为表里，表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
- A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life. 日常家居生活的写实画。
- These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
- It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
- The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
- The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
- It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。